MLN Matters Articles
MLN Matters® Articles
These Articles explain national Medicare policies on coverage, billing, and payment rules for specific provider types. Sometimes we explain information in an MLN Connects® newsletter message instead of an MLN Matters® Article. If there’s an Article or a newsletter message, you’ll find it in the “Provider Education” column.
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ended on May 11, 2023. View Infectious diseases for a list of waivers and flexibilities that were in place during the PHE.
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Transmittal # | Issue Date | Subject | Implementation Date Sort descending | CR # | Provider Education | Provider Education Release Date | Provider Education Revision Date |
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R1161CP | Additional Changes to the 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database |
5498 | MM5498 | ||||
R931CP | Billing Requirements for Bariatric Surgery for Treatment of Morbid Obesity |
5013 | MM5013 | ||||
R1386CP | Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 14.0, Effective January 1,… |
5824 | MM5824 | ||||
R11P229 | To reflect clarifications and corrections to existing instructions, incorporate statutory… |
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R220OTN | Addition of Data Elements to Common Working File (CWF) Database Extract into Next Generation… |
5014 | |||||
R297OTN | Instructions for Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS), Multi-Carrier System (MCS) and… |
5773 | |||||
R214OTN | Procedures for Preventing Duplicate Crossover File Submissions to the Coordination of Benefits… |
4285 | |||||
R76NCD | Ultrasound Diagnostic Procedures |
5608 | MM5608 | ||||
R807CP | Revision to IOM 100-4, Chapter 12, Sections 90.4.1.1 and 90.4.2 |
4182 | MM4182 | ||||
R1319CP | Date of Service for Laboratory Specimens |
5573 | MM5573 |